Feast of Our Lady of Assumption

Reflection Date: August 15, 2023
Mary's life affirms God's promise

Reflection Date: August 15, 2022
The Lord is always faithful in His promise to us.

What was she like? What kind of woman would be chosen by God to bear His Son, and what kind of woman would have the faith and grace to do it?

Reflection Date: August 15
Mary, the mother of Jesus, was privileged to be the first human being to enter into the promised glory with Jesus. Mary is crowned the queen of heaven and earth, a shining star of true liberation.

Mary the maiden from Nazareth was raised to the pinnacle of glory today. The human family joins her in her blessings. She is celebrated by the great English poet as “our tainted nature’s solitary boast.”